Eighteen-year-old Suguri Miyauchi heads for the city to strike out on her own with only her loyal dog Lupin for company. But one fateful afternoon at a rest stop, she finds Lupin getting to know another dog a little better. The dog in question is Noa, a purebred Labrador on her way to be bred with another pure Lab, and Lupin's intrusion has ruined everything. To make up for it, Suguri offers herself as an employee to Noa's owner, Teppei Iida, who runs a pet shop called Woofles.

Suguri simply adores dogs and takes to her new job at once. However, it soon becomes apparent that she has an amazing way with dogs, almost enough to know exactly what they're thinking...

Should not be confused with InuYasha. And no, this is not the Japanese dub of Eustace's "catch phrase".The manga provides examples of:

Accidental Pervert: At one point, Teppei wanted to test out Lupin's retrieving abilities by telepathically instructing him to bring his cellphone. Lupin returns with Suguri's bra. Predictably, he was seen as a pervert by everyone else present.

Art Evolution: Mainly noticeable in the dogs. While not bad to begin with, comparing earlier chapters to more recent ones makes it clear that the dogs are becoming more realistic-looking as time goes by.

Author Appeal: The author makes no secret of how fond she is of her dogs, and it's reasonable to view the entire series as the author's excuse to draw as many dogs as possible. Plus, the inclusion of photos of readers' dogs at the end of every volume after the first.

Cannot Spit It Out: Kim, towards Suguri. Arguably Suguri, towards Teppei, although it's not quite clear if she realizes just how she feels about him.

Coming-of-Age Story: A large theme of the story is Suguri finally leaving her overprotective parents (though given she was kidnapped at the age of four, not completely irrational in that regard) and growing up by living on her own. She also comes of age in regards to dog ownership; while always able to make fast friends with them, she learns more about how to care for them.

Dogs Are Dumb: Definitely averted, but occasionally played straight with Lupin.

Dog Walks You: Lupin seems to like doing this to anyone other than Suguri.

Take a Third Option: Faced with having to choose sides on the Wan-Kaw/Woofles issue, Mikage instead leaves to study veterinary medicine.

Triang Relations: Two different instances of Type 5 - Teppei isn't romantically interested in anyone, Suguri is interested in Teppei, and both Kim and Fujita are interested in Suguri (obviously, the former is presented much more positively than the latter).

Tsundere: Chizuru, although her "dere-dere" side comes out for her dog more than for anyone human.

Urine Trouble: Puppies get so happy when Suguri's around that they pee themselves with joy.

Visible Sigh: Often from dogs, particularly Lupin, and Zidane, who snorts.

Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Kim is initially rather frightened of dogs, due to being regularly chased by feral ones during his childhood. He eventually gets over it and becomes a full-blown dog lover after adopting Chanta, a shiba puppy.

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